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THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018 Page 5
FROM TH E
EDITOR'S DESK
BY ALLISON OLIA4B
EDITOR, WALSH COUNTY PRESS
On the morning of August 1, my The Tooth Fairy hadn't even made
six-year-old son had a seizure. It good on that last tooth yet. Blood
was the most horrifying and terrible spilled from the comer of his lips.
three minutes of my entire life. " Elbow Lake camp-
We were on vacation in Elbow ground staying at the Lodge."
Lake, Minn. He was sitting at the The 911 operator was not famil-
breakfast table. I went into the iar with the location There was no
kitchen and heard a thump from other description for me to give.
the other room. I assumed the two- He gave the first responders the
year-old slipped off her chair again, wrong location
That's when the slightly more pan- I was locked into that same three
icked sounds began, minutes for what felt like forever.
I ran in. Finally, they found us. We ran
"Call 911 ! You have a phone in through the narrative infinite times.
your hand!" Finally it clicked They He had had a fever Was a little
were talking to me. I watched as out of sorts seemed fine until
he shook there on the floor and di- Then the next responder came,
aled. and the next, and the sheriff.
"My son is having a seizure." He had had a fever Was a lit-
The words felt so weird in my tie out of sorts seemed fine until
mouth. I ran to the kitchen to grab No, no history of
a spoon, but someone already had By the time they all filed in, he
grabbed one from the kitchen table, was unconscious. He looked to be
his missing front teeth biting down. the size of a much smaller child.
I wanted to scoop him up and racked my brain for everything he
rock him back and forth. I wanted had said to me the last few days.
to brush his hair and whisper in his Every possible pain, complaint,
ear, "It's okay, mama fix." possibility.
But Mama couldn't. They checked his vitals and took
As they assessed him, I ran to blood samples, urine samples for
get myself ready. I went to the bath- labs. Everything came back nor-
room to brash my teeth and broke mal.
down. I washed my face and stead- Febrile seizure triggered by
led myself to relive it all again as a spike in body temperature. No el-
the ambulance pulled in. evated white count, viral infection.
He had had a fever . . . Was a lit- Prescription: 10mlTylenol, 10ml
tle out of sorts seemed fine until ibuprofen on a rotating schedule.
No, no history of He was back to discussing di-
They loaded him into the ambu- nosaurs and Power Rangers at great
lance. I looked at his aunt and asked length in no time at all.
her to grab his teddy bear. He I was still spiraling.
would want it when he woke up. I checked his temp every ten
I climbed into the ambulance. I minutes, then every hour. I tried
recognized one of the first respon- Googling cost of ambulance ride
ders. He was the campground as that is another fear knotting up
manger who stopped by the other my insides. My chest tightens every
day to fix a light bulb. time I think of that 911 call as I
This stranger I had one conver- shouted "please just hurry."
sation with a day ago told the para- I still was routinely checking
medic to take over in the back and temps on Saturday when the girls
that he would drive. As we headed each came down with a fever. I
down the road, the campground stayed up all night, just watching
manager looked at me: "It's going them breathe.
to be ok. He's going to be ok." They tell me they are fine now.
I broke down once more. I am not so sure when I will be.
We got to the hospital and I ran "Like" the Walsh County Press on Face-
through the story once more. I book.com.
Hello,
It's been awhile since I've
been to the dentist. On my phone,
I keep getting a message that it is
time for my next appointment. I
will get to it. But I have to finish
haying first And I also keep get-
ting a message that it is time for
my eye appointment. Again, hay-
ing comes first. But I promise,
when the last of the hay is baled,
I will honor these calls
I have a good dentist. He has
TV's in the ceiling so when you
tip your chair back, you can
watch the news, sports, or car-
toons that you like. That is cool.
Not that there is much on TV that
is worth watching.
Killdeer. He was old when he
worked on me. And I guess that
wa.s 40 or 50 years ago. I had to
have a tooth pulled. A big tooth.
A tooth with roots that went down
towards my knees. He gave me
that shot with a 16 gauge, 4-inch
needle A dull needle. It didn't
take. The pain from the needle
made me forget the pain in the
tooth
And he makes sure that the The tooth was tough. Before
stuff they give you to keep you long the dentist was on top of me,
from screaming and scaring the knees on my chest, pulling that
other patients is working before tooth out a chunk at a time. I was
he begins to drill holes in your tougher then than I am now. He
teeth. Much unlike a dentist I did manage to get it out. I don't
Thank goodness.
I heard a story the other day
about a trip to the dentist
This game and fish employee,
I think maybe a warden, was as-
signed to be in the Rugby area
during goose season
He had a tooth go bad during
the night. A throbbing, scream-
ing, sweat dripping off your fore-
head kind of toothache And he
was hundreds of miles from his
normal dentist
A friend of his contacted a lo-
cal dentist and made arrange-
ments for him to go in early the
next morning and have this tooth
healthy devil. I mean he was
portly. And he was dressed in his
work clothes. You know if you
are going after bad guys with
guns, you better carry a gun too.
So he had his 45 strapped on his
side.
The receptionist showed him
to the chair and left him. As he
eased into the dentist chair, he re-
alized that he barely could
squeeze in. And his weapon was
in the way. So he crawled back
out of the chair, unstrapped his
holster, and placed his weapon on
the tray next to the torture tools of
the dentist.
You can imagine the thoughts
that went through the dentist's
mind when he entered the room,
saw this big old boy in the chair,
and a 45 lying within easy reach.
The dentist stopped, took a
deep breath, and said, "I'11 be a
gentle as I can. I certainly hope
used years ago. know how he did it. I passed out taken care of. you won't be needing that!"
That u was a legend in sometime during the operationNow this warden was a Later, Dean
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Please come join us for our Gar-
den Party on Aug. 12th from 5 to
7pm. Free will supper, silent auc-
tion baskets, and music from the
K Street Band! We hope to see you
there.
This week Aug. 5th - 11 th
Aug. 5th 2:30 Worship w/Pas-
tor Faust, 3pm Cards/Games
Aug. 6th 10am Embroidery
Group, 1:30 Drive RSVP, 5pm
Rosary, 6:pm Men's Night
Aug. 7th 3pm Purple Heart
Day
Aug. 8th 3:15 Bingo
Aug. 9th lpm Peeling Potatoes,
3pm Birthday Party hosted by the
Star Committee, 6:30 Movie Night
Aug. 10th Clergy Visits, 10:30
Nail Time, lpm Music Therapy,
3pm Cut Potatoes, 7:30 Mennon-
ite Singers
Aug. 1 lth 9:30 Mass w/Father
Miller, lpm Elvis Week starts!,
2:15 Bingo
Next week Aug. 12th - 18th
Aug. 12th 2:30 Worship w/
Pastor Antal, 3pm Making Potato
Salad, Garden Party w/ The K
Street Band
Aug. 13th Barber Visits, 10am
Embroidery Group, 1:30 Drive
RSVP, 5pm Rosary, 6:45 Bingo
Aug. 14th 3pm Rocky Moun-
tain Day
Aug. 15th 3:15 Bingo
Aug. 16th 3pm Elvis Trivia,
6:30 Movie Night
Aug. 17th Clergy Visits, 10:30
Nail Time, lpm Music Therapy,
3:30 Outdoor Strolls
Aug. 18th 9:30 Mass w/Father
Miller, lpm World Honey Bee
Day, 2:15 Bingo
Thank you to our many volun-
teers: Pastor Totman, Lois Ydstie,
Mary Seim, Mary Lund, Pastor
Hinrichs, Pastor Brezenski, Pastor
Olson, Father Miller, The Good
Samaritan Society Auxiliary and
all those that made pies and came
and enjoyed the pies. If I missed
anyone I am sorry. If you would
like to volunteer please call Rose
Ulland at 701-284-7115.
ACnVE FAMIUES ARE HAPPY
FAMILIES :2o,8
Walsh County Health District
Short Shots by Carly Ostenrude, RN
Being an active parent is an im- chores around the house and yard.
portant example to set for chil- Examples couldinclude vacuuming,
dren. Children often like to mim- dusting, raking, weeding the garden,
ic what their parents do. If they see or washing the vehicles.
their parent doing something phys- Turn offthe screens. Set a lim-
ically active every day, children are it of 2 hours of screen time a day for
more motivated to also be physically everyone in the house (adults in-
active. Adults need at least 2.5 hours cluded!). Instead, play a board
of physically activity every week, game, play cards, do crafts, or go for
and kids need at least 60 minutes a walk.
every day. With busy summer Plan for all weather conditions.
schedules, sometimes finding time Make sure to have back up plans in
for physical activity is a challenge case of rain. Some indoor ideas can
Here are some ideas to keep your include indoor swimming, bowling,
family active:
Set a specific time for an ac- hide and seek, painting/coloring, or
tivity. Find time slots that work for board and card games.
everyone in the family, and devote Build new skills. Enroll kids in
these times to physical activity, new sports such as gymnastics, t-
Go for a walk after supper, or go for ball/softball/baseball, swimming,
a Saturday morning bike ride tennis, soccer, etc. The kids will
Include work around the house learn a new skill, and adults can help
and yard. Have your kids help with them practice!
The Air Force plane driftedready here.
down to the tarmac of Osan Air Base 2. They will not attack the elec-
in South Korea, sidled up the ramp tion machinery since our precincts
and open the cargo bay. Fifty-five and counties are too small to conceal
service members respectfully any manipulation of election results.
brought out the remains of 55 sol- 3. Because the Russians have stat-
diers who had lost their lives in the ed openly that they want to help
Korean Conflict It took 75 years for Trump, they will look at the North
them to come home
Launched to defend South Korea Dakota candidates for the U. S. Sen-
from world communism, the Kore- ate and support the one that will give
an Conflict left 33,739 Americans Tromp a faithful follower.
dead and 103,284 wounded. In It doesn't take a political genius
mud and cold, they successfully de- to conclude that the Russians will be
fended the"containmentpolicy"de- opposing the election of Heidi
signed to stop the spread of com- Heitkamp and supporting the elec-
munism sponsored throughout the tion of Kevin Cramer.
world by the Soviet Union. First, they will organize front
Religious leaders became committees to disguise their true
alarmed at the pace with which Rus- identities - North Dakotans for
sia, and fellow travelers, gobbled up Prosperity, The Christian Political
free countries. A Soviet Union-Chi- Forum, Citizens for Troth, Make
nese alliance would be a formidable North Dakota Great Again, etc. etc.
challenge to the religious values of
the United States Second, they will lure North
So they determined in the 1950s Dakotans to join their fraudulent
to draw the contrast between "god- committees to spread the rumors.
less communism" and Christian This happened in several states in
America by adding "under God" to 2016.
the Pledge of Allegiance and "In Third, the Russians will use pos-
God We Trust" to our money,itive and negative rumors that will
As the Korean War wound down, cut to the heart of North Dakota's in-
the French lost in Southeast Asia so terests and generate claims that
the United States rushed in to fill the Heitkamp is against oil, farmers, im-
vacuum in Viet Nam, where anoth- migration policy, water development
er 47,434 young men lost their and a host of other important issues.
lives and 153,303 were wounded, all Facing this onslaught will require
to stop the spread of"godless com- an alert citizenry that can distinguish
munism."
Conquest and power may still be between the normal claims of the
the game but strategies and weapons Cramer campaign and the radical
have changed. By their brazen be- statements fed into the system by the
havior in the Ukraine and Crimea, Russians.
the Russians of today have demon- It seems that the Tromp Admin-
slrated that they are still the Russians istration has done very little to pro-
of yesterday. Beneath the demeanor tect the 2018 election from Russian
of the sheep are the claws of the bear. meddling.
With the new technology, Rus- Has Trump rolled over by leav-
sians have decided to conquer ing the gate ajar so that the Russian
through manipulation of social me- rustlers can take a North Dakota
dia on the Intemet. They have eval- Senate seat? Is this the collusion for
uated the American voters and which Washington has been look-
found them susceptible to rumors
and lies - fertile ground for manip- ing?
ulation. After 80,000 young men and
Here are the facts: women have given their lives to stop
1. We know that the Russians can Russian "godless communism" we
and will manipulate North Dakota can't just walk away from so great
elections. They demonstrated in a sacrifice as that and surrender our
2016 that they have the technical ca- country to the Russians. Vigilance
pacity. The truth is that they are al- is the price of democracy.
Extension Exchange
Tis the season for an abundance
of fresh fruits and vegetables from
our gardens and local farmer's mar-
kets. With that many of us are
pulling our canning supplies from
storage and dusting off recipe books.
Before you get started, please make
sure you are using approved food
preservation recipes and following
the proper canning method.
Water-bath canning is a method
of preserving high-acid foods. Fresh
foods contain a high percentage of
water, which makes them very per-
ishable. High-acid foods can be
preserved safely when they reach
temperatures provided by a boiling
water-bath canner. To kill harmful
molds, yeasts and some bacteria,
processing using the boiling water-
bath method ensures the safety of
preserved produce However, this
method does not provide high
enough temperatures to destroy
botulinum spores in low-acid foods
such as vegetables.
What Foods Can Be Processed in
a Boiling Water-bath Canner?
Water-bath canning is recom-
mended for naturally acidic or acid-
ified foods. These foods are na rally
high in acid (with a pH level of 4.6
or lower): fruits, pickles, sauer-
kraut, jams, jellies, marmalades
and fruit butters/spreads.
Tomatoes vary in their pH level.
Tomatoes can be processed in a wa-
ter bath canner if they are acidified
with added lemon juice or citric acid.
What Are the Steps for Suc-
cessful Boiling Water-bath Can-
ning?
1. Fill the canner half full with
clean, warm water for a canner
load of pint jars. Adjust the amount
of water for other sizes of jars ac-
cording to the number and size of the
jars. Make sure the water is 1 to 2
inches over the top of the filled jars.
quired for processing the food
6. Keep the canner covered for
the process time. The heat setting
may be lowered as long as a gentle
but complete boil is maintained for
the entire process time Add more
boiling water during the process, if
needed, to keep the water level
above the jar tops. .
7. If the water stops boiling at any
time during the process, turn the heat
on its highest setting, bring the wa-
ter back to a vigorous boil and be- :
gin the timing of the process over
from the beginning (use the total
original process time).
8. After the jars have been in the
boiling water for the recommended
time, turn off the heat and remove
the canner lid. Wait five minutes be-
fore removing the jars.
9. Remove the jars one at a time :
using ajar lifter, being careful not to
tilt the jars. Place them directly
onto a towel or cooling rack, lear- : !i
ing at least 1 inch of space between
the jars during cooling. Do not
place the jars on a cold surface or in
a cold draft because this could
cause the jars to break.
10. Let the jars cool for 12 to 24
hours. Do not tighten the ring bands
on the lids or push down on the cen-
ter of the fiat metal lid until the jar
is completely cooled. Label jars and
store in a cool, dry place out of di-
rect light.
How Should a Boiling Water-
bath Canner Be Stored?
Make sure your canner is clean
and dry before storing it. Air should
reach the inside of the canner to pre-
vent a stale odor from forming. Put
crumpled paper inside the canner
and wrap the lid in paper or place it
in a paper bag. Turn the lid upside
2. Load fflt e j,( tt l:w th lids, down in the canner instead of seal-
into the cann&on" e'a a ifi3e; using ann r'shti ' If t0tage'space
] ' "
a ]s at is available; place the lid in a paper
' b' lg and store it right side up on a
least 1 inch above the jar tops, shelf
adding more boiling water if need- " : a,:,
. Any t lUt~uuil~ aouut u~ t~t.~ltuiul
ed For process ames m excess of 30 --
: or something else may be directed
minutes, the water level should be
2 inches above the jars.
4. Turn the heat setting to high
Cover the canner with its lid and heat
until the water boils vigorously.
5. Set a timer (after the water is
boiling) for the total minutes re-
to the NDSU Extension office in
Walsh County at 284-6624, or email
me at: jamie.medbery@ndsu.edu. I
would be glad to help!
Source." National Center for Home Food
Preservation.
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Walsh County Extension Office
Park River- 284-6624
Marestail in Walsh this weed up on the intemet and
County know what it looks like and to be 'i
I am just full of good news re- watchful of this popping up. If you i'i
cently. I also discovered a field of have a ferny looking bushy plant :ii
Marestail, also known as horse- with a white flower head I would if:
weed, in Walsh County. It was in a stop and take another look and get :
soybean field and it was showing it properly identified. Marestail ?i
classic resistance to glyphosate and takes off very quickly in a field i i
what other herbicides they were !,'.
throwing at it. It looks like they tried Brief update
another late product that did burn on Hawl sbeard i'
down some of it but they definite- I found more patches of hawks- i:
ly did not get it all. The key to this beard across Homme Dam. My
weed is to kill this weed in front of daughter and I spent two hours '!i
your crop if possible. It can be a with a small lawn mower this past i!!
challenge to get it up rooted as it has week mowing and pulling this plant
a fairly aggressive taproot and re- off the dam. It had gotten down into !!:i
roots very easily. Glyphosate most the rocks and Gretchen hand pulled
likely will not do the job on this those weeds. I am a little too fat and ,':
weed as I witnessed in this partic- old to do that. It is really a challenge.
ular field. Again this week, like I do not know how long this weed
hawksbeard, is not a perennial has been there but I am thinking at,:
weed. We can control it if we can least a year if not more to get that
stop it from going to seed. If this type of spread. It was flowering so i i;
weed gets going in Walsh County it we could not wait on it. The next : %
is definitely going to change how we time you see Gretchen thank her for ', ';
manage weeds in soybeans if not her help I could not have got some
other crops. I would urge you to look of those weeds without her.
In-County $34, Out-of-County $38
. Out.of-State $42
RO. Box Park Rivel ND 58270
